Bucks Extends Review Of Environmental Plan Briefly

The Bucks County Planning Commission has extended the public review process for the county's proposed natural resources plan by three months.

A public hearing on the plan scheduled originally this month has been postponed until May due to increased public interest in the study, the Planning Commission said.

The plan, which was released in December, suggested that Upper Bucks communities step up their searches for groundwater. The plan also suggested Upper Bucks communities take steps to regulate the oil drilling and quarry industries.

The study is an update of a natural resources plan written in 1972.

The commission said in a statement that the new plan will act as a guide for environmental resources management in Bucks County for the next 10 to 15 years.

Copies have been sent to each municipality's office as well as numerous civic groups, environmental organizations and chambers of commerce. Copies of the plan are also available for inspection in the 17 libraries in Bucks County and the libraries of the community college and Delaware Valley College.